Diet tricks from around the world

Go communal

Traditional cultures always eat together, Dr. Miller has found, which leads to people eating less while still feeling satiated. Dining with the family regularly or inviting friends over for a meal once a week will mean you eat smaller portions, avoid overeating and enjoy what you eat.

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Calgary-based writer Debra Cummings’ story about her trip to Kurseong in Northern India, to help buy a home for orphans, appears in the March/April 2010 issue. Here is an excerpt from ‘house parent’ Cecilia George’s blog, which details how the children are doing in their new home. ‘Despite the bad weather and a bad flu, […]

Cancel those dinner reservations’you can make the kind of dinner you find in fine restaurants, and you don’t have to be a chef to do it. The roast beef tenderloin in red wine almost cooks itself, and the vegetables complement the meat perfectly.